Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 1
Written by Marilena ONETE, Florian Paul BODESCU, Roxana NICOARĂ, Minodora MANU, Simona MIHAILESCU
The spontaneous species Syringa josikaea Jacq. (Transylvanian lilac, wind wood) is a very important species in Romanian flora (rare, endemic, tertiary relict, and vulnerable), being under Romanian and European special protection. Small populations with a low number of individuals are distributed only in western Romanian Carpathians (Apuseni Mountains) and Ukrainian Carpathians (Latorica River watershed). We developed, in Maxent, a distribution model based on the following parameters: ecological (climatic, geomorphologic, soil distribution), biological (interactions among species, characteristic plant species communities), anthropic (land use, biodiversity conservation), and cultural (local and traditional practices). The development of such a model leads to: the assessment of the impact of climate, and to analyze projections that may affect the distribution of the species in the future, the conservation of the characteristic habitats by developing management strategies thus ensuring the sustainability of the species. This model is also a direct support for the EU-specific reporting of Romania in the context of Article 17 of the Habitats Directive. Due to its beauty, the Transylvanian lilac is cultivated in the gardens and urban parks of the world.
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